Jupiter's Legacy Library Edition Volume 1

<b>Mark Millar and Frank Quitely’s comic-book masterpiece, a vast epic covering three generations of superheroes from the early 20th Century to the far future.</b><br><br>In 1929, six friends were called to a mysterious island and returned home with super-powers. The story that unfolded is like none before, a huge mythological tale that explores everything from superheroes enforcing their real-world politics on humanity to the secret, alien origins of the human race itself. <i>Jupiter’s Legacy</i> covers three generations of heroes in a vast trilogy that has been described as <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> for superheroes. Featuring stunning art and designs from co-creator Frank Quitely and interior art by Wilfredo Torres.<br><br>A sales smash when originally released, this series was also adapted into a huge $100 million adaptation for Netflix. Every once in a while, there’s a defining superhero project from <i>Dark Knight</i> to <i>Watchmen</i> to <i>The Ultimates</i> and <i>The Authority</i> and <i>Jupiter’s Legacy</i> belongs in this milieu. Millar has described it as the best work of his entire career and this first volume is a Hollywood Babylon for the superheroes of the Golden Age.<br><br><b>For mature audiences. </b><br><br>Collects <i>Jupiter''s Legacy</i> (2020) 1 and 2.